Winery Jean Claude GuicheneyChateau Grillon Haut-Sauternes
Sweet wine
This wine is a blend of 4 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Malbec and the Merlot.
In the mouth this sweet wine is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts and blue cheese.
Taste structure of the Chateau Grillon Haut-Sauternes from the Winery Jean Claude Guicheney
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Chateau Grillon Haut-Sauternes of Winery Jean Claude Guicheney in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
Food and wine pairings with Chateau Grillon Haut-Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Chateau Grillon Haut-Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Chateau Grillon Haut-Sauternes
The Chateau Grillon Haut-Sauternes of Winery Jean Claude Guicheney matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of apple cake or endive gratin with roquefort cheese.
Details and technical informations about Winery Jean Claude Guicheney's Chateau Grillon Haut-Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
Informations about the Winery Jean Claude Guicheney
The Winery Jean Claude Guicheney is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sauternes
Iconic Bordeaux AOC for noble sweet wines, left bank of the Garonne. Golden whites with signature notes of honey, candied apricot, exotic fruit, orange peel, saffron and a finish tightened by chiselled acidity, opulent yet nervy palate — a great age-worthy wine of emotion. Botrytised Semillon dominates (Ciron 'noble rot') concentrating sugars, Sauvignon Blanc adds vivacity, Muscadelle perfume. ~1,416 ha across 5 villages.
The wine region of Bordeaux
World-renowned age-worthy reds, led by round Merlot (plum, black fruit) or firm Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar, graphite), blended with Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for tannic structure. Structured Médoc and Graves, velvety Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. Also crisp dry whites (Sauvignon/Sémillon) and opulent sweet Sauternes with honey and candied fruit. A 110,000 ha Gironde vineyard, 65 appellations, cradle of the 1855 classified growths.
The word of the wine: Climate
Term used in Burgundy to designate a locality. The most famous climats are subject to specific recognition and constitute the first growths.
